Dictionary
prat•in•cole
Pronunciation: (prat'ing-kōl", prat'n-), [key]—
n.
any of several limicoline birds of the genus
Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
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